"Peace fell upon her spirit. Strong comfort and assurance bathed her whole being. Life was so solid and splendid, and so good."

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Thomas Wolfe

#Strong Quotes #Comfort Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“Gertrude Jekyll, like Monet, was a painter with poor eyesight, and their gardens - his at Giverny in the Seine valley, hers in Surrey - had resemblance's that may have sprung from this condition. Both loved plants that foamed and frothed over walls and pergolas, spread in tides beneath trees; both saw flowers in islands of colored light - an image the normal eye captures only by squinting.”
“Sickness is a sort of early old age; it teaches us a diffidence in our earthly state.”
“Love is the only possession which we can carry with us beyond the grave.”
“One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.”
“Breathing is the first act of life, and the last.”
“If the world would only build temples to Machinery in the abstract then everything would be perfect. The painter and sculptor would have plenty to do, and could, in complete peace and suitably honored, pursue their trade without further trouble.”
“The road to a friend's house is never long.”
“The whole thing with comedy is that you are always in control. Writer, director, actor, producer, and sometimes bouncer. And you are just a piece of their puzzle.”

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